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Employee Choice Arrangement

What is Employee Choice Arrangement?

Employee Choice Arrangement (“ECA”) aims to encourage more active management of MPF investment from employees. Upon implementation of ECA on November 1, 2012, an employee can elect to transfer the accrued benefits derived from the employee mandatory contributions made during the current employment to a Personal Account under an MPF trustee and scheme of his/her own choice in one lump sum once per calendar year. The former employment asset from the current contribution account can also be transferred to a personal account or a contribution account in one lump sum at any time.

However, accrued benefits derived from mandatory contributions made by an employer are non-transferable and must remain in the original scheme. Every calendar year thereafter, the employee can continue transferring accrued benefits derived from employee mandatory contributions from the past year into the same Personal Account or one held with another MPF trustee.

The MPF accrued benefits derived from the Personal Account are transferable to the employee's personal account or contribution account in one lump sum at any time.

Transferability of MPF accrued benefits

Transferability of MPF Assets upon implementation of ECA:

Current Employment
(Contribution Account)

Former Employment
(Personal Account1)

Accrued Benefits derived from:

Employer's

Employee's

Former Employment
Asset (transferred in
by employee)

Personal Account Asset2

Mandatory Contributions

Not transferable2

Transferable to the
employee's personal
account once per calendar year3, 4

Transferable to the employee's personal account or contribution account at anytime in one
lump sum3, 4

Transferable to the employee's personal account or contribution account at anytime in one
lump sum3, 4

Voluntary Contributions

Transferability is subject to the governing rules of the original scheme2, 3,4

“Personal account” was called “preserved account” prior to the implementation of Employee Choice Arrangement on November 1, 2012.

Accrued benefits will be transferred to the new scheme in a lump sum per sub-account (i.e., no partial transfer within sub-accounts). As the transfer takes time, the number of fund units shown in the employee's current MPF account on the date s/he decides to transfer may be different from that as of the date on which the fund units are redeemed. The original trustee will redeem all the fund units in the sub-account(s) on the date of redemption and transfer out the redeemed benefits.

It may take 2-8 weeks to complete a transfer, depending on the nature of transfer and whether complete information is furnished.

Take control of your employee contribution

With ECA, employees can enjoy greater autonomy on their choice of MPF scheme and service provider. All transfer decisions are made by the employees alone. Employees do not need to inform their employers for such decisions or involve them in the process of transfer of MPF accrued benefits.

Selecting a trusted retirement partner

Being one of the leading MPF service providers in Hong Kong, Manulife is all set to help you get prepared for the change and manage your MPF investment more actively.

Strong Market Position:We are the largest MPF scheme sponsor in Hong Kong+.+Source: “Mercer MPF Market Shares Report” as at September 30, 2018 by Mercer (Hong Kong) Limited, in terms of market share of total MPF assets by scheme sponsor.

Well-recognized Services: Manulife's commitment to service excellence is backed by the ISO9001 certification for our provident funds services and also the Silver Award in 2011 HKMA Quality Award.

Simple Account Management: Our diversified account management platforms, including interactive voice response system and e-MPF Member Online Service, enable you to monitor your account. Same day dealing is available for request successfully completed before 4:00pm on any business day with the buy and sell processes to be carried out using the closing fund price of that day.

Strong MPF Team: Our professional MPF intermediaries and experienced customer service officers will be pleased to help and answer your enquiry.

Timely Communications: We provide online monthly benefits statements with other member communications and organize member investment seminars on a regular basis to keep you abreast of constituent fund performance and market trends.

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